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title: Thomson TO 8 - TO 8D
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- France
years:
- '1986'
cpus:
- Motorola 6809e
params:
name: TO 8 - TO 8D
image: /media/museum/photos/thomson_to8_1s.jpg
company: /companies/thomson
company_name: Thomson
specs:
- label: NAME
value: TO 8 - TO 8D
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Thomson
- label: TYPE
value: Home Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: France
- label: YEAR
value: '1986'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: BASIC 512 & BASIC 1.0 MICROSOFT
- label: KEYBOARD
value: AZERTY full-stroke keyboard, upper and lower case, 81 keys
- label: CPU
value: Motorola 6809e
- label: SPEED
value: 1 MHz
- label: RAM
value: 256 kb (up to 512 kb)
- label: VRAM
value: 16 kb
- label: ROM
value: 80 kv (BASIC 512, BASIC 1.0 MICROSOFT)
- label: TEXT MODES
value: 40 x 25 (16 colors) / 80 x 25 (2 colors)
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: 160 x 200 (16 or 5 colors), 320 x 200 (2, 3, 4 or 16 colors), 640 x 200 (2 colors)
- label: COLORS
value: '4096'
- label: SOUND
value: 4 channels, 7 octaves (6 bits DAC)
- label: I/O PORTS
value: Memory expansion bus (256kb), expansion connector, external disk-drive, Centronics for printer, Video output (SCART), UHF video out (export models), 2 joystick/mouse connectors, light-pen, audio output, cassette interface, cartridge slot
- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
value: 'TO-8D: 3.5'''' disk-drive (640kb)'
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: PSU built-in
tabs:
- photos
- adverts
- hardware
- emulators
- links
- videos
photos:
- title: TO 8
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/thomson_to8_1.jpg
- title: TO-8D
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/to8d.jpg
adverts:
- title: FRENCH ADVERT
subtitle: ''
text: |-
"TO8D, the smart present"
Thanks to Yoann Riou for this picture
image: /media/museum/pubs/thomson_to8d_pub_cadeau-fute.jpg
hardware:
- title: 5.25'' DISK DRIVE
subtitle: 320 KB model
text: This 5.25'' disk-drive offers a 320 KB capacity (40 tracks > 16 sectors > 256 bytes) and a built-in controller.
image: /media/museum/hardware/thomson_to7_diskdrive_2.jpg
- title: DISK CONTROLLER
subtitle: CD 90-351
text: This interface was used to connect a disk drive or a Quick Disc Drive (QDD) to a TO-7, TO-7/70, MO5 or MO6.
image: /media/museum/hardware/thomson_to7_disk-interface.jpg
- title: JOYSTICK MODULE
subtitle: ''
text: Dual Atari compatible joysticks module
image: /media/museum/hardware/thomson_to9_joymodule_1.jpg
- title: MUSIC & GAME MODULE
subtitle: CM 90-112
text: This module offers two joystick connectors (Videopac joysticks can be used) and adds three channels to the TO-7 or MO-5 (resulting in a total of 4 voices). Sadly, these new sound features were scarcely used in games...
image: /media/museum/hardware/thomson_to7_joy-interface.jpg
- title: 'MUSIC & GAME MODULE #2'
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/thomson_mo5_musicetjeu_s1.jpg
- title: ORDI 94
subtitle: Joystick Interface
text: This interface enables Atari joysticks to be used with TO-7, TO-7/70 and MO5. It was sold by Ordivisuel under the name Ordi 94.
image: /media/museum/hardware/thomson_to7_joy-atari.jpg
- title: PRINTER PR-90 080
subtitle: ''
text: 80 columns dot-matrix printer which was a rebadged version of the Seikosha GP-80
image: /media/museum/hardware/thomson_to7_imp_pr90-080.jpg
- title: PRINTER PR-90 600
subtitle: ''
text: 80-column 9-pin dot matrix printer. A rebadged version of the Seikosha SP-1000 with graphics capabilities
image: /media/museum/hardware/thomson_to9_imppr90_600_1.jpg
emulators:
- title: DCMO5
url: http://dcmo5.free.fr/
platform: Windows
text: Thomson MO5 emulator for PC
- title: DCMO5 Gamer Edition
url: HTTP://DCMO5.FREE.FR
platform: Windows
text: Easy to use emulator, to run MO5 games without knowing MO5 commands
- title: DCMO6
url: http://dcmo6.free.fr/
platform: Windows
text: Thomson MO5NR, Thomson MO6 and Olivetti Prodest PC128 emulator for PC
- title: DCMOTO
url: http://dcmoto.free.fr/
platform: Windows
text: Universal 8-bit Thomson emulator for Windows. Emulates Thomson MO5, MO5E, MO5NR, MO6, T9000, TO7/70, TO8, TO8D, TO9, TO9+ and Olivetti Prodest PC128 !
- title: DCTO7 and DCTO8
url: http://dcto7.free.fr/
platform: Windows
text: Thomson T9000, TO7/70, TO8, TO8D emulator for Windows
- title: TEO
url: http://www.bannister.org/software/teo.htm
platform: Apple
text: TO8 emu for Mac OS
- title: EmuTO8
url: http://www.multimania.com/jth/emuto8.html
platform: Unix / Linux
text: TO-8 emulator for Linux by Jérôme Thoen
- title: TEO
url: http://thomson.rcroms.com/teo_home.html
platform: Other platform
text: TO-8 emulator for MS-DOS, Windows and Linux
- title: TODC
url: http://www.jplang.fr.st/
platform: Other platform
text: No, you are not dreaming. This is a TO-7/70 emulator for the Dreamcast game system !
links:
- title: AmiTO8
url: http://membres.lycos.fr/amito8/data/Accueil.html
text: Amiga / Thomson dedicated site. Some original stuff there!
- title: Christophe's Lair
url: http://lair.thomsonistes.org/
text: Lot of stuff here, a must see site (french)
- title: Collection Thomson
url: http://gfournier.free.fr/
text: Another great site with tons of documentation
- title: DCMOTO
url: http://dcmoto.free.fr/
text: Excellent site !! Home of the DCMOTO emulator. Lot od documentations and software to download. A must see !
- title: Forum Thomson
url: http://forumthomson2001.free.fr/forum01.htm
text: Get in contact with other Thomson fans (in french)
- title: MOTO, le site Des micros Thomsons
url: http://www.multimania.com/tonews/
text: Some info about the Thomson computers (french)
- title: Nostalgies Thomsonistes
url: http://nostalgies.thomsonistes.org/
text: Excellent site dedicated to Thomson computers (french)
- title: Thomatoes
url: http://wiki.forler.ch
text: Thomson Wiki
- title: TO-8D online
url: http://matthias.dejouvencel.free.fr/thomson/
text: Some info and software...
- title: www.logicielsmoto.com
url: http://www.logicielsmoto.com/home.php
text: Fantastic site! Very big software library and much more!
videos:
- title: MO5 french TV commercial
url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPr7NeqMobc
text: 'Length: 31 s'
related:
- /museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128
- /museum/thomson-mo-5
- /museum/thomson-mo-6
- /museum/thomson-mo5-e
- /museum/thomson-mo5-nr
- /museum/thomson-to-7
- /museum/thomson-to-7-70
- /museum/thomson-to-9
- /museum/thomson-to-9-plus
oc_id: 238
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609141117/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=238
date: '2023-06-09'
---
The Thomson TO 8 is the successor of the [Thomson TO 7/TO 7/70](/museum/thomson-to-7/). This machine was, like the [Thomson MO 5](/museum/thomson-mo-5/) very used in french schools. It was compatible with the TO 7 and the other members of its family ([Thomson MO 6](/museum/thomson-mo-6/), [Thomson TO 9](/museum/thomson-to-9/) and [Thomson TO 9 plus](/museum/thomson-to-9-plus/)). It has three basics on ROM : The Basic 1.0 of the TO7, The Basic 512 and the Basic DISK. Almost all memory (235 KB) was accessible with basic thanks to a transparent 16 KB bank switching mechanism and up to 17 programs can be loaded simultaneously in memory and it is possible to switch between them. An optional 3.5" floppy disk drive (640 KB) was available.
A new version of the TO 8 was launched few times after, the Thomson TO 8D, this computer had the same characteristics but had a built-in 3.5" floppy disk drive.
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